News — FCAI

VILMA Centre of Excellence develops AI methods for modelling the atmosphere

Understanding the formation of atmospheric aerosols is important, since these particles help cool the climate, but also increase mortality due to poor air quality.

Mia PajuAugust 15, 2022Virtual Laboratory, Research, Interactive AI, Sustainability

ELLIS Unit Helsinki expands with new faculty and research areas

Aalto University visiting professor and member of ELLIS Unit Helsinki, Guoying Zhao, on emotion AI, face analysis and visual intelligence

ELLISAmanda AlvarezAugust 4, 2022ELLIS, Computer Vision, Humans of FCAI, Human-Computer Interaction

Open Call for Proposals for Bayes Comp 2023

Bayes Comp 2023 will be held in Levi Summit, Finland, from 15-17 March 2023. The call for invited session proposals is open until August 22, 2022.

ELLISMelanie BalazAugust 2, 2022ELLIS, Events

AI for smart energy: promise and challenges

Webinar on AI for Sustainable Energy and Heating gathered insights from research and industry partners

ISP eventAmanda AlvarezJuly 5, 2022Industry and Society, Events, Sustainability

FCAI and Women in AI Ethics team up to make AI more inclusive and ethical

This collaboration will increase diversity in the AI tech space where women have been historically excluded.

Amanda AlvarezJune 28, 2022Announcements, Collaboration, Ethics, Diversity

Finnish AI Region (FAIR) to support digital transition of SMEs

FCAI has joined digital innovation hub that will support companies in knowledge-based services related to artificial intelligence.

Economic impactAmanda AlvarezJune 27, 2022Announcements, Collaboration, Economy

We are hiring – 16 postdoc, research fellow and doctoral researcher positions open

The deadline for the postdoc/research fellow applications is on August 21 and for the PhD student applications on August 28, 2022.

Kaisa PekkalaJune 22, 2022

Computational superpowers are here: Are we ready to use AI in design?

FCAI’s computational design webinar surveyed emerging breakthroughs in deep learning, optimization, reinforcement learning, and simulation intelligence

ISP eventAmanda AlvarezJune 10, 2022Industry and Society, Events, Human-Computer Interaction

Vikas Garg uses deep learning to solve complex real-world problems

FCAI professor Vikas Garg’s research applies deep learning to the fields of quantum computing and drug discovery

rc23, rc25Kaisa PekkalaJune 9, 2022Humans of FCAI

Designers find better solutions with computer assistance, but sacrifice creative touch

A computer-guided approach to design can propose more solutions and balance out human inexperience and design fixation.

Artificial intelligence can offset human frailties, leading to better decisions

‘Centaurs’ are human-AI partnerships that collaborate for better decision-making

ELLISAmanda AlvarezMay 12, 2022Machine Learning, Probabilistic AI, Research

Planmeca and FCAI collaboration: Machine learning for oral and maxillofacial imaging

Academy–industry collaboration can be a real win-win: FCAI, health equipment manufacturer Planmeca and Tampere University Hospital developed machine learning for dental radiology.

win-winMia PajuMay 11, 2022Science, Collaboration, Health

Ievgen Redko: "An 18th century math theory steers my work on 21st century AI"

FCAI visiting professor Ievgen Redko explores how and why machine learning works

Amanda AlvarezApril 28, 2022Machine Learning, Humans of FCAI, Interview, Neural Networks

Sci-fi imagery linked to artificial intelligence tells the wrong story

Humanoids and other illustrations inspired by science fiction in connection with stories about artificial intelligence may seem harmless, but using them year after year to illustrate the topic can be detrimental.

Mia PajuApril 25, 2022Society

Everyday choices: Ayush Bharti, can AI fix a dropped Wi-Fi connection?

FCAI researcher Ayush Bharti boosts wireless communications with signal interaction models

rc23, rc25Amanda AlvarezApril 13, 2022Machine Learning, Humans of FCAI, Research, Interview

Synthetic data to assist brain research

Artificial data can be generated in large amounts and does not contain patient information.

Amanda AlvarezApril 8, 2022Collaboration, Health, Research

Neste and FCAI collaboration: Optimizing chemical reactors with AI

Academy–industry collaboration can be a real win-win. In FCAI's new video series, we present successful collaborations, starting with Neste NAPCON. The company harnessed AI know-how from Aalto University and FCAI while giving a student the opportunity to do application-driven research.

Economic impact, win-winMia PajuApril 5, 2022Research, Industry and Society

How machine translation can help during the Ukraine crisis

University of Helsinki professor of language tech Jörg Tiedemann has gathered tools for Ukrainian language support.

Amanda AlvarezApril 1, 2022Language, Machine Learning

To benefit humans, the best AI is a ‘naive’ AI

Stuart Russell reflects on the future of human work, whether humans and AIs will ever see eye-to-eye, and the very real danger of weaponized AI.

Amanda AlvarezMarch 22, 2022Society, Interview, Events

The Nordic Probabilistic AI Summer school teaches state-of-the-art probabilistic machine learning

The AI Summer school in Helsinki brings together a diverse and international group of machine learning enthusiasts to explore the various topics within probabilistic machine learning.

Mia PajuMarch 16, 2022Machine Learning, Society